Power and Influence for Positive Impact

We’re excited to launch a first-of-its-kind scholarship for a new online course: Power and Influence for Positive Impact. This 6-week online course is taught by SICI’s Founder and Faculty Chair, Julie Battilana and features content and community stories from our community. The course is delivered through the Harvard Business School Online platform.

For more than 10 years, the content in this course has served as a field guide to help individuals at all career levels understand how power really works and develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large. Participants will explore the fundamentals of power and the importance of relationships and networks as a source of power for all.

Our scholarship reduces the cost of this course to $50 for up to 50 individuals per enrollment period. Through our scholarship, we aim to increase access to content that will accelerate, expand, and diversify the capacity for social changemaking on a broader scale. We hope to increase the number of available scholarship seats in the future.

“This course was transformational and shed light on a dynamic I really did not understand before and yet that underpins so much of our lives.”
May 2022 ParticipantPower and Influence for Positive Impact
“Every social entrepreneur, every empowerment activist who is trying to empower others and make the world a better place should take this course.”
May 2022 ParticipantPower and Influence for Positive Impact
“The content…was moving and well assembled. I could feel each story and learned so much from them. I am truly grateful for this course.”
May 2022 ParticipantPower and Influence for Positive Impact
“The course was engaging and was designed in such an impactful way that I feel great growth in just 6 weeks! I can not only immediately implement many of the tools and frameworks, but have an awareness to my strengths and weaknesses and will plan to create goals in terms of personal development of skills and competencies that can facilitate my ability to influence for positive impact.”
May 2022 ParticipantPower and Influence for Positive Impact
“This course was so thorough and enlightening. There were amazing case studies and so many teachings about the nature of power and how to use it responsibly. The course also changed my perspective about power and provided detailed strategies and tools that are extremely useful.”
May 2022 ParticipantPower and Influence for Positive Impact

Course Structure

The time commitment for Power and Influence for Positive Impact consists of approximately 25-35 hours of material delivered over specific 6-week course periods. Participants complete the coursework on their own time, while meeting regular deadlines.

Please visit the course page for extended details about the course content and structure.

Course Dates

SICI offers scholarships 2x / year for interested learners. Before applying for a scholarship seat please review all relevant course materials and dates in the eligibility section. If you are unable to complete the course in its entirety due to calendar conflicts or time constraints, please do not apply at this time. 

If you are interested in organizing a group enrollment (10+ individuals), please reach out to Libby Quinn (equinn@hks.harvard.edu).

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